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J. S. OANTBLO.

ADJUSTABLE DRAWING KNIFE.

Patented Oct. 9, 1883..

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OEE1CE.

A Jonas. QANTELO, or TAUNTON, MAssAcHu'sETTas.

.ApJUsTABLE DRAWING-KNIFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,385, dated Octoberl 9, 1883. Application filed March l1. 1852. Renewed October 27, i882, Again renewed May 19, @83. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. CANTELO, of Taunton, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drawingdnives; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying draw ings, which form a part of this specification, and in Which 4 l Figure l is `a View vshowing my improved drawing knife Withfthehandles folded down upon the cutting-edge, so as to protect the latter. Fig. 2 is a' viexv, partly in section, showing the handles 'in their proper position for using the knife, the' dotted lines indicating different adjustments ofthe handles; and Fig. 3 is a crosssection through line x x,

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My invention contemplates certain improve` ments in so-called drawing-knives77 or shav-A ing-knives, which are used by coopers, Wa-G goirinakers, andcarpenters (usually in connection with a shaving-horse7) for holding staves, spokes, shingles, aX-handles, or other articles to be shaved.

My said improvementsconsist in the construction and arrangement of folding and adjustable handles, which, when the knife is not in use, 'may be folded down upon the cuttingedge, so as to protect the latter, and may also be adjusted at different angles tothe knifeblade, substantially as and for the purpose hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, A repre sents the knife-blade, which maybe of any suitable length and Width,and has a sharp (and preferably slightly rounded) cutting. edge, a. The bodyof `the knife-blade has at each end a disk, B, having a series of circumferential notches, b, and a central hole, c, through which a screw or pin, C, is inserted, on which the handles D are pivoted. The latter are slotted longitudinally, as shown at d, and are bentto form disk-shaped ears D', between Whichthe notched end disks, B, of the knife are inserted.

, E E are spring-catches, of any suitable construction, which are inserted into the upper recessed parts of the handles D. Each of these catches or latches is provided with aprojecting thumb-`piece, c, and a lug, f, adapted to fit into any one of the notches I) of its appropriate disk B.

From the foregoing description, taken in.

connection with the drawings, the advantages of my improvement will readily be understood. By pressing upon the thumb-pieces c the catches E are released, so `that the pivoted handles may be folded down upon and over the edge a, as shown in Figs. l and 3, so as to cover and protect the lattewhen the knife is not in use. Again, when the knife is to be used the handles may be adjusted in different positions or atdifferent angles to theknifeblade, as shown in Fig. 2, in which the fullline drawings show the position of the handles for ordinary use in shaving hoops or shingles, when extended, as shown in the dotted lines indicated by D3. This position of the handles Will protect the hands of the operator and prevent them from coming in contact with the Work-bench or shaving-horse, and the posiL tion indicated by the dotted lines marked D'l represents the adjustment of the handles when l itis desired to push the knife instead of drawing or pulling it, or when it is desired to grind the knife-edge.

I am aware that a drawing-knife has been provided with handles which are adjustably held to the shave or knife by a set-screw; and also that a knife has been pro vided with hinged handles which are held open or closed by a spring, and also that handles have been made so as to receive the edge of the knife for protecting it. En my device the adjustable handles are held at different predetermined. positions by a springactuated detent or catch on the handle, which engages a notch on the shave. This catch is therefore automatic in its engaging action, and cannot by any possibility become accidentally disengaged by be- IOO E, secured to the handles, and adapted to en? In testimony thatI claim the foregoing as my gage the notches 7), as set forth. v i own I have hereunto afxed my signature in 2. In a drawing-knife, the blade A a, havpresence of two Witnesses. ing the ends B, provided with notches b, and 5 the handles D, provided with the slots d, in y JOHN SOLOMON OANTELO.

combination with catches E and their springs e, such catches and springs being located as Vitnesses:

described, and the catches adapted to the ELIsHA T. JACKSON, notches b, all combined and arranged as set H. T. MONTGOMERY. 1o forth. I' 

